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born 1963 Nigeria

Obiageli "Oby" Ezekwesili (born 28 April 1963) is an economic policy expert, an advocate for transparency, accountability, good governance and human capital development, a humanitarian and activist. She is a former vice president for the World Bank (Africa region), co-founder and founding director of Transparency International, co-founder of the #BringBackOurGirls movement and has served twice as federal Minister in Nigeria.

Nigeria
Economists

Also known as: Obiageli Ezekwesili

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To reduce opportunities for corruption, you do things like structural changes in the economy.

When there is no consequences for criminality, it mushrooms.

Nigeria needs to be rescued urgently. What we see in our country is massive failure of our leaders.

How can the cost of education be the cost of life? It is unacceptable; it is reprehensible that we have allowed it to fester.

Anyone who wants to tackle corruption must be willing to go all the way. There are no shortcuts.

The way out for our youths is jobs, jobs, jobs.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Oby Ezekwesili (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.